Sutherland and Goetsch Named Top W&L AthletesWashington and Lee University held its annual Athletic Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 18 at Lee Chapel. Headlining the award winners were senior soccer/track & field athlete Maggie Sutherland (Pittsburgh, Pa./Sewickley Academy) and senior basketball/track & field athlete Ben Goetsch (Timonium, Md./Gilman), who were selected as the Pres Brown Outstanding Senior Female and Male Athletes of the Year as voted on by members of the department.

May03,2010

W&L Announces 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame ClassWashington and Lee University has announced its 23rd class to be inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The class includes former basketball coach Verne Canfield, former lacrosse player Don Carroll 76, former football, lacrosse and wrestling athlete Robert Hull 96, and former soccer, lacrosse and basketball player Karin Treese Bauer 99.

VWC Pulls Away From W&L Men's Hoops for an 85-80 WinThird-seeded Virginia Wesleyan used a 14-5 late second half run to pull away for an 85-80 victory over sixth-seeded Washington and Lee in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Mens Basketball Tournament on Friday evening at the Salem Civic Center.

W&L Men's Hoops Cruises by Emory & Henry, 92-60The sixth-seeded Washington and Lee mens basketball team had four players score in double figures and the Generals knocked off 11th-seeded Emory & Henry, 92-60, in first round action of the ODAC Tournament on Tuesday evening at the Warner Center.

W&L Men's Hoops Falls to EMU, 83-62Eastern Mennonite used a 21-7 run in the first half to pull away for an 83-62 win over Washington and Lee in ODAC mens basketball action on Saturday evening at Yoder Arena.

February17,2010

W&L Men's Hoops Defeats Roanoke, 75-53The Washington and Lee mens basketball team opened the game with a 14-0 run and first-year guard Jeremy Adkins (Huntington, W. Va./Spring Valley) scored a career-high 23 points as the Generals defeated Roanoke College, 75-53, on Wednesday evening at the Warner Center.

W&L Men's Hoops Holds off Bridgewater, 75-71The Washington and Lee mens basketball team withstood a late Bridgewater rally as the Generals pulled out a 75-71 victory over the Eagles at Nininger Hall on Saturday afternoon.

February10,2010

W&L Men's Hoops Marches Past Lynchburg, 71-62The Washington and Lee mens basketball team won for the fourth time in the last five games, producing a 71-62 victory over Lynchburg College on Wednesday evening at Turner Gymnasium.

W&L Men's Hoops Races Past Emory & Henry, 77-58Washington and Lee outscored Emory & Henry 24-6 over the first 9:29 of the second half, and held the Wasps to 30.9 percent shooting on the night in posting a 77-58 win in mens basketball action on Wednesday evening at the Warner Center.

W&L Men's Hoops Falls to Hampden-Sydney, 73-66Hampden-Sydney first-year guard Harrison George scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Tigers to a 73-66 victory over Washington and Lee in ODAC mens basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Fleet Gymnasium.

W&L Men's Hoops Drops Heartbreaker to Roanoke, 60-59Junior guard Parrish Walker hit 1-of-2 free throws with just over five seconds remaining to lift Roanoke College to a 60-59 victory over Washington and Lee in ODAC mens basketball action on Saturday evening at the Bast Center.

Numerous W&L Students Earn Scholar-Athlete AwardsWashington and Lee Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced that 177 students earned Scholar-Athlete awards during the recently completed fall term. The students are all members of W&L athletic teams and achieved a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.500.

W&L Men's Basketball Defeats Emory, 76-65The Washington and Lee mens basketball team connected on a season-high 11 three-pointers and junior guard Jason Cimino (Branchburg, N.J./Immaculata) led three Generals in double figures with a career-high 17 points as W&L defeated Emory, 76-65, in the championship game of the Washington and Lee Tournament on Sunday evening at the Warner Center.

January02,2010

W&L Men's Hoops Tops Swarthmore, 59-48Senior forwards Zac White (Baltimore, Md./Park School) and Ben Goetsch (Timonium. Md./Gilman) each posted a double-double and the Washington and Lee mens basketball team held Swarthmore to 28.6 percent shooting from the floor in winning the opening game of the W&L Tournament, 59-48, on Saturday afternoon at the Warner Center.